We offer multiple ways for donors and non-profits to fundraise online through PayPal. To accept donations for your charity using PayPal, you should first create a PayPal Business account.

To benefit from PayPal fundraising programs, registered charities must confirm that their PayPal Business account belongs to their charitable organisation. When their account is confirmed, they'll also benefit from lower processing rates when using the donate button and other donation solutions.

Verify your charity status with PayPal

You can begin the confirmation process at https://www.paypal.com/charities. You’ll need to provide information to prove that:

• Your organisation is legally registered with the appropriate regulatory body.

Here’s an overview of the full process below:

1. Charity verification begins when a charity creates a PayPal Business account, selects ‘Non-profit Organisation’ as their business type, and selects the checkbox ‘this Non-profit is a registered charity’.

2. Once the organisation selects that they are a ‘Non-profit Organisation’, they’re required to provide account holder and business information. Then, they’ll be automatically guided through the PayPal confirmed charity flow to apply for charity status with PayPal (PPCC status).

3. Charitable organisations must submit all required documentation, such as:

• Bank account information.
• Proof of identity of the account holder and any authorised users.

4. When the organisation is granted confirmed charity status with PayPal (PPCC), they’ll receive an email notification. One of the primary benefits of PPCC is that the charity is now eligible for PayPal’s lower processing rate.